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Month: August 2023

Scientists have finally decoded mysteries of the Y chromosome. Here’s why it matters

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists have fully sequenced the Y chromosome for the first time, uncovering information that could have implications for the study of male infertility and other health problems. The first attempt

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British Museum’s director resigns, says he didn’t take warning about possible theft seriously enough

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The director of the British Museum says he’s stepping down amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the 15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer says he’s resigning now, rather than waiting

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See which states are poised to rule next on transgender health care restrictions

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Courts nationwide are delivering a mixed verdict on the future of laws restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Legal battles have ramped up over the restrictions, following a historic wave of laws targeting transgender people’s rights. Judges have ruled against bans in Georgia and

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2 sex workers describe ‘violent’ encounters with Gilgo Beach suspect, official says

By Brynn Gingras, CNN (CNN) — Two women held in Suffolk County jail say they had encounters with the Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann, describing the meetings with him as “violent” and “aggressive,” sheriff’s department spokesperson Vicki DiStefano said Thursday. The alleged encounters with the two female sex workers are believed to have happened

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El fármaco para adelgazar Wegovy produce “el mayor beneficio jamás visto” en pacientes con la forma más común de insuficiencia cardiaca, según un ensayo

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — En un ensayo clínico, la semaglutida, un fármaco para la diabetes y la pérdida de peso, redujo significativamente los síntomas y mejoró la calidad de vida de las personas con obesidad y la forma más común de insuficiencia cardíaca, lo que podría ampliar el uso de este medicamento, ya muy

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Jenni Hermoso negó que el beso con Rubiales haya sido consentido: “No tolero que se ponga en duda mi palabra”

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Después de que el presidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, diera un encendido discurso este viernes en el que anunció que no dimitiría a su cargo y que lucharía “hasta el final”, Jennifer Hermoso desmintió que el beso de la polémica fue consentido. “Quiero aclarar

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Descendants of a British owner of slaves in Guyana apologize as Caribbean nation seeks reparations

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The descendants of a 19th-century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana apologized Friday for the sins of their ancestor, calling slavery a crime against humanity with lasting negative impacts. Charles Gladstone, a descendant of former plantation owner John Gladstone, traveled

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España reporta la incautación del “mayor alijo de cocaína” en su historia. Estaba oculta en cajas de bananas provenientes de Ecuador

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Autoridades españolas encontraron casi 9,5 toneladas de cocaína ocultas en cajas de bananas dentro de un contenedor proveniente de Ecuador, en lo que ahora es considerada la incautación del “mayor alijo de cocaína” en la historia del país, informó este viernes la Policía Nacional en un comunicado. El contenedor fue

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ECB’s Lagarde says interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Interest rates in the European Union will need to stay high “as long as necessary” to slow still-high inflation, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said Friday. Lagarde’s remarks, at an annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, came against

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